Car construction.



No s49, 327. PATENTED APR. 9, 1907. P. MGF. BRINGKERHOFF.

GAR CONSTRUCTION. APPLIOATION FILED DB0.1 1[1906.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April. 9, 1997.;

Application filed December 14,1906. Serial No. 347,823.

To wt], whom it n'tmy concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS MOFARLAN Bnmennnnorr, a citizenof the United States, residing at New York, N. Y., have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in'Car Construction, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, refer to once being bad to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in Which Figure ]'is a plan view showing a crossbearer and means for connecting it to the side sills and vertical si'de wall-posts of a car. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view through a car, showing, in side elevation, the parts illustrated in Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a detail view showing, in side elevation, one of the '20 vertical posts and the side sill of the car.

This invention relates to the construction of cars. The object of my invention is to provide a novel means of connecting a side post and a transverselyextending membcr such, for example, a cross-l)earerto the side sill of a can. Other desirable features of my invention will be hereinafter pointed out.

.I inferring to the drawings, which represent 0 the preferred form of .my invention, 1 designates the side sills, and 2 the center sills, which are preferably flanged members. The cross-bearer or ne ,idle-bcam consists of members 3, arrangml between the center sills and between the center sills and side sills, said im'mbers being connected to the side sills by gusset-plates 4, which also secure the Vertical side wall-posts 5 to the side sills.

The members 3 preferably consist of airs 4.0 of angles a 'rgmged with their horizonta legs 3 projcrlmg outwardly in opposite directions and with their vertical legs siaced apart to receive the shanks ol T-shaped brackets, which connect them to the center sills. These brackets may consist of castings or two L-shaped pieces (5, with a filler 7 interposed between them, as shown in Fig. the latter construction being preferable. Pairs of gusset-plates 4 are used for connecting the members 3 to the side sills, and eachv ofsaid gusset-plates is 1provided at its outer edge with a vertically-i isposed flange S, the

flanges of each pair fplatesprojecting in opposite directions. The gusset-pletesem tend down between the two anglesiiand are secured by fastening devices 9 to the vertical legs of said angles. The lower edges of the gusset-plates extend below the lower the flanges 8 on said plates are secured to the web of the side sill. Said plates extend upprovide a support for the sidepostsand are provided with notches to receive tl'ienpper flange of the side sill, as shown in Fig 12; These gusset-plates not only rcinforcefithe connection between the side *posts'and side sill, but also act as braces to aid in squaring up the frame of the car with the floor.

flanges of each pair of gusset-plates to stiffen them. The side posts herein shown' are channels having theirlegsrernoved at the lower ends thereof, so that the webs can lie flat against the outer face of the side-sill. The flanges on the gusset-plates above the struction is produced.

When I constructthe cross-bearer from angles, prefer to use a truss-rod 11, extending from side sill to side sill and passing under queen-posts 12, secured to the center sills. The ends of said rod are arran ed between the pairs of angles 3, adjacent t 16 side sill, and are connectedthereto by bolts 13 passing through eyes on the ends of the rod. The cross-bearer could be niadefrom commercially-rolled members of various form-- such, for example, as channels or Iiheams but the same means would be em'plb connecting them to the side sills:

While I have herein illustrated lily invenmembers of a cross-bearer to the side is, it will of course be understood that-the same construction could be used forlconnecting broad idea consists in connecting a transmeans of a gusset-plate which'pr jects above nected thereto, Having thus described my invention, what edges of the verticallegs of the angles 3, and I wardly some distance above jtlie-side sills to- Preferably a plate 10 is connected to the side sill are arranged between the legs of the 'ed for bolster members to the side sills, as my versely-extending member to a side sill by.

NEW YORK, Y., AssIeNoa or i side posts, so that a very neat and rigid contion as being employed for connectin the the top-of said sill and has a Si e post eon- I claim. new, and desire to secure by Let tors Paient, is-

1. In. a car construction, the combinafiion of a side sili having oiiannei shsped side posssonnscted directly thereto, :1. pair of trs-nsveis fly-extending flanged members, it pair of gusset-plates eermeeted to the webs of said members and extending, absve the side siiis and beinp arranged between the inwardly-miniesting legs of said post, and verb;- ealliywiispesed flanges iii the outer of said pistes which are commented to the side sill and tuthe Web of said side post; sub sbantisiiy dessi'i'iieci.

2. Incas construction, the coi'nbinzition 01" s flanged" side siii e verti' iii channel} shapes? nest having the flanges at the l e-Weiend thereof out sway that its Web Wiii iis, against the oui'side face of't'ne side sill, fastening devices pi though said web to eoimsci it t0 the side siil 2U pair 0? trans verseiyextemiing fizmged'members arranged with fiheir flanges pyoj eating iii oppssite direesiteus, s glasses-pistes arranged bei "tween said members end connected to the Webs thereof, flanges the outer edges of said gusset-pistes ngefi between the flanges on the side post- "iove the side siii, and fastening eviees p: ssing tin'nugii said flanges t0 conneet v 0 the side sill and side post; ssbstsynt' as described.

3. In a car (:0 aion, the combine-ties 01 side sills, center sails, pairs? of fiangedEmenibees connected =50 the side siiis and center siiis, queen-pests prsjecting downwardly fi'oiii the center siiis, a ti.uss-r0d extending underneath said queen-pests and having its ends arranged between the pairs 0'? flanged members, and fastening devises cennecting said rod to said me-miiei's; substenti'aiiy as described.

In testimony Wiiereef I hereunte my signature, in the presence of twe Witnesses, this 3d day 0i Eeeemher, 1906'.

FRASCiS FICFARLM? BRTNGKERHOFF.

Witnesses:

W. EyERIT'r BUNDLE THOMAS GREGORY. 

